Dear Kindergarten Parents, Today we will have our first off campus field trip! In the morning we will walk to the Fire Station on Darling Road with Firefighter Thom Hoffman. This field trip makes interdisciplinary connections as we learn about people in our community (Social Studies) and (Geography) by understanding town, city and community. This […]
On Friday, the lawn in front of Biedermann Hall was transformed into a pumpkin patch! After celebrating our First Friday Mass, the middle school students unloaded pumpkins from two trucks, placing them on the lawn around the guest of honor – Maurice, the turkey. The 7th and 8th graders carried 85 pumpkins to Penfield School […]
Dear Parents, October 7, 2012 Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. If we have difficulty understanding the story as we read, we stop and go back to reread the sections that were confusing. We also use key […]
Last Friday, the faculty spent the afternoon working on three sections of Improving Student Learning, the guide for the ongoing six-year self-study process used to maintain accreditation. The sections focus on how SHS uses prior self-study results, how we collect & analyze data to demonstrate student learning, and what communication tools are in place. Our […]
TDT Catering provides the lunch choice on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and full day Fridays, and beginning November 1, TDT Catering will offer lunch choices daily and the Monday, Wednesday, and noon dismissal Friday fast food offerings will be eliminated. TDT Catering, a small business serving schools in Ventura County, recently added a website ordering option, and […]
The Ralphs and Food 4 Less corporate office has made a significant change to their Community Contributions program. Effective immediately, Ralphs Rewards and Food 4 Less contribution reports will not include any identifying information about cardholders’ name or card number. This change prevents us from crediting scrip accounts for purchases made after September 1st. Sacred […]
Last Friday’s pumpkin sale was a huge hit! The children had a great time choosing pumpkins and visiting the giant turkey. I think fall is finally in the air. This week for religion we will discuss the various forms of prayer (petition, adoration, thanksgiving, and intercession.) Our focus is still multiplication during math time. The […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents, Please note sight words are coming home this week as part of the homework packet. Return next Thursday in red folder with worksheets and reading web log. Homework this week includes searching for a saint that your child will portray. The annual Saints Parade is November 2. Please read this letter for […]
The Fifth Grade class has a fantastic morning in the Science Lab! We used the microscopes to look at all different types of bugs! We examined, spiders, bees, crickets, slugs (just to name a few). After putting our slug on the slide we realized it was still alive as it started to move off the […]
Today, we began leveled math groups for grades 3, 4, and 5. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is for students to work in the level that best fits their needs. This allows all students to be challenged, but not to the point of being overwhelmed. There might be a few more math level […]